New member, and very interested to read some of these threads. I'm wondering, do people think admissions boards give much more weight to a 3.4 at HYS for undergrad than at other schools? Would it be equivalent to a 3.6+ somewhere else, or is there not as much difference? Thanks.

lefty20 wrote:New member, and very interested to read some of these threads. I'm wondering, do people think admissions boards give much more weight to a 3.4 at HYS for undergrad than at other schools? Would it be equivalent to a 3.6+ somewhere else, or is there not as much difference? Thanks.

This exact question is LITERALLY ANSWERED EVERY WEEK.

Use the search function.

In a nutshell: HYPS matter at the margins. Otherwise it's all the same.

It doesn't matter. There's no adjustment indexes. For almost all applications your Ohio State GPA is the same as a Yale GPA. Top schools might be a cool soft, and it might help you a little at the school you are coming from.